Select a subject line: Human Rights Watch: “Extermination and Acts of Genocide” in Gaza by Israel / Israel’s Weaponisation of Water in Gaza is “extermination” / Israel’s attacks on Water constitute “genocide” – Human Rights Watch / 84.6% Water Infrastructure Decimated in Gaza – Act Now / Your obligation to International Humanitarian Law: Act Now
Dear [Recipient’s Name],
Human Rights Watch’s report details Israel’s extermination and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Israel’s actions over the past year have reduced access to water for Gaza’s more than 2 million residents to levels that are not only inhumane but life-threatening. Thousands have already been killed as a result, with doctors reporting widespread deaths from malnutrition, dehydration, and waterborne diseases, especially among infants and children.
In Gaza:
Israel has deliberately targeted Gaza’s water and sanitation systems:
Israeli officials declared their intent to deprive Gaza of essential services in October 2023, and their actions since then have matched this rhetoric:
The result of these policies is clear: a manufactured humanitarian catastrophe. Many in Gaza are forced to drink seawater, contributing to disease outbreaks and further deaths.
The ICJ mandated provisional measures to prevent genocide, including ensuring access to adequate food and water. Israel’s deliberate deprivation of water in Gaza continues to violate these measures and international humanitarian law.
As my elected official, I urge you to enforce and support the recommended actions HRW has given the international community. Implement targeted sanctions, suspend arms transfers and military assistance, and suspend bilateral trade and political agreements, to put concrete pressure on the Israeli government to comply with the ICJ’s provisional measures and its other obligations under IHL and human rights law.
Every hour that passes without action puts more lives in Gaza at risk. We cannot allow the continued suffering and systemic targeting of Palestinians to go unchallenged. The time to act is now.
Your constituent,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]